Méo-Camuzet Corton-Rognets Grand Cru 2017

92-95 points/’Don’t miss!’ Allen Meadows (Burghound): “(from a .45 ha parcel of 80+ year old vines). A moderately oaked nose is comprised by an exuberantly spicy array of plum, cassis, earth and evident sauvage nuances. The impressively rich and seductively textured broad-shouldered flavors coat the palate with sappy dry extract, all wrapped in a balanced, long and highly complex finish. I very much like the way this fans out on the strikingly persistent finish. In short, this is outstanding. Drink: 2032+. (Jan 2019)”

94+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): “The 2017 Clos Rognet chez Méo is a step up in depth and grand cru structural conviction from the pretty Corton ‘Perrière’. The bouquet is deep and already shows off excellent early complexity, delivering a constellation of red and black currants, dark berries, complex, clove-like spice tones, smoked meats, cedar and an exotic topnote of lavender. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, beautifully soil-driven and sappy at the core, with ripe, fine-grained tannins, excellent focus and grip and a very long, tangy and complex finish. Rognet can sometimes be a bit of a brute out of the blocks and take quite a bit of time for its inherent elegance to start to show, but this is emphatically not the case with this outstanding 2017 version. Great juice! 2028-2080. (Nov/Dec 2018)”

93 points Tim Atkin, MW (Decanter): “Clos Rognet is on the Ladoix side of the hill, which often tends to produce slightly more tannic wines. This has certainly got a rustic edge to it, but that gruffness comes with the territory. Textured and firm, this has the structure and acidity to handle the 80% new oak. Drinking Window: 2025-2030. (Oct 2018)”